Country diary: With every bite of our home-grown apples, there’s a memory
Crook, County Durham: They evoke pollinating bumblebees in spring, blue tits hunting looper caterpillars, semi-comatose red admirals drunk on juice fermenting in the autumn
November 2023
The Guardian picture essay
Colours of autumn at the National Arboretum – picture essay
Fabulous changing colours captured at the National Arboretum at Westonbirt as autumn comes to a close
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Country diary 1923: lost little auks end their days in Britain
20 November 1923: They are driven ashore and often far inland when on their autumn passage from the Arctic to the African coast
Brief letters
It’s time we kissed the hug goodbye
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Country diary: It is a privilege to find peace in nature this autumn
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Country diary: Leaf colour changes by the week, and by the instant
October 2023
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Country diary: The unsettling sound of chainsaws and woodchippers
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Country diary: In this graveyard, not everything stays where it should
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Country diary 1923: rain intensifies the colours of dying leaves
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Country diary: In this warm, damp autumn, the pastures are still fresh green
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Country diary 1948: a bagful of the fattest and ripest haws
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Country diary: I feel safe walking in the countryside – half the population doesn’t
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Country diary: Swept away by the sounds of the Severn
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Country diary: The scent of sweet woodruff is worth preserving
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Country diary: After the harvest, the wildflower opportunists have moved in
Wet UK summer brings high hopes for spectacular autumn display
September 2023
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Country diary 1923: A perfect autumn day
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Country diary: Puffball pizza for dinner
How to be more productive? I am taking lessons from my eight-legged life coach
